Serendipity (An Original Poem)
a place where
stillness is no longer
the order of the day.
while residual noise is
so coarsely broadcast
to numb our hearts,
and cloud our minds.
reconcile where we’ve been
and where it is we wish to go,
deep sense of being,
that opens our emotional pores
to what life is trying to teach,
of those things that touch
our souls before
they can even think
to reach our minds.
are confronted with
sublime beauty
in this stream
of great ugliness,
stop swimming to
come to know the ways
in which it glistens.
life is a question
with no binary answer,
and like a lonely dancer,
it’s trying, desperately,
to engage us quietly
with nothing but
the sparkle in its eyes...
serendipity.
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What a line ....awesome.....I am stopped by this great lyrics.
Thnaks
So glad you enjoyed them! Thanks!
beautiful
It touches my heart....
wonderful lyrics... thank you so much @ericvancewalton
have a great day
Thanks for taking the time to read it and for your comment!
Nice poem. Very creative :)
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I have been under the weather for a couple days and missed this when it hit the platform. Stanza # 2, is a exceptional read in and of itself, people can learn one whole life lesson in that stanza. Thanks for caring enough for others to teach through your writings.
Have a wonderful & safe Christmas season.
Until next time,
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Hey @sultnpapper! I hope you're feeling better. It's a bad time of the year for sickness. I wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas! Thanks for all of your support this year.
I am back to normal now Eric, thanks. With God's blessings I wish you and your family a safe and Merry Christmas. Let's make 2018 even a better year than 2017, success for HF series is just around the corner.
good post and interesting
Serendipity. Wow, sometimes life is extraordinary. I had my step-sons little ones for the weekend, so my time on here was sparse, but I happened to run across @onceuponatime's photo post and decided to comment on it. He commented back along the lines of 'life is full of serendipity and synchronicity, to which I responded those were my two favorite words. I decide to come to your blog and see what you've been up to....
He also posted me an Eddie vedder song, a boy dylan cover, to which I countered another cover--and ah the serendipity as I really feel that it complements this poem beautifully
I'm going to read Doug's post now, I saw in the first line that he had just dropped you off at the airport. I am sure that you had a magical time and I hope that it carries with you through the holidays :)
Thank you @dreemit! The universe is so amazing isn't it? Sometimes those serendipitous moments give me the chills. We had so many instances of serendipity during my short visit it was unbelievable, many of them we haven't talked about yet. Thanks for sharing that video...what an awesome rendition of that song! I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas!
very good choice of words...
"Listen and you will realize
life is a question
with no binary answer,
and like a lonely dancer,
it’s trying, desperately,
to engage us quietly
with nothing but
the sparkle in its eyes...
serendipity."
love this stanza
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
This poem is especially relevant now that we're reaching a time in the year (Christmas, Diwali, Hannukah etc...) where love has to take priority.
The ugly stream of consumism is here, but the kois of love are the true beauty of the Holiday.
Thanks for the lovely poem, here's a Koi on a Christmas tree :)
Thanks, @spiritualmax! We were near a shopping mall today and it was crazy how crowded it was! What an awesome decoration for the tree!